[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04123]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY:  Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION:  Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The DoD is publishing this notice to announce the following 
Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Policy Board (DPB) 
will take place.

DATES:  Closed to the public; Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Closed to the public; Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 8:30 
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The closed meetings will be held in the Rodman Conference 
Room, 3D852, at The Pentagon, 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dr. Jeff McManus, (703) 697-7662 
(Voice), osd.pentagon.rsrcmgmt.list.ousd-policy-defense-board-mbx@mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 2000 Defense Pentagon, Attn: 
5B683, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''), 
5 U.S.C. 552b (commonly known as the ``Government in the Sunshine 
Act''), and sections 102-3.140 and 102-3.150 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR).
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Designated Federal 
Officer, the Defense Policy Board was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its March 7-8, 
2023 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer 
for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives 
the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    Purpose of the Meeting: To obtain, review, and evaluate classified 
information related to the DPB's mission to advise on (a) issues 
central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. 
force structure and modernization on DoD's ability to execute U.S. 
defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) other 
defense policy topics of special interest to the DoD, as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy.
    Agenda: On March 7, 2023, and March 8, 2023, the DPB will receive 
classified briefings and hold classified discussions on how well DoD 
information operations are understood, leveraged, integrated, and 
synchronized into broader interagency and national level influence 
activities and strategic communications. The DPB will receive 
classified briefings on (1) how DoD information operations are 
leveraged and synchronized with programs conducted by other U.S. 
departments and agencies from Christopher P. Maier, Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict; (2) how 
DoD information operations are integrated operationally with programs 
conducted by other U.S. departments and agencies from RDML Ronald A. 
Foy, Deputy Director for Global Operations, J-39, J-3, Joint Staff; (3) 
receive a State Department briefing on perspectives on leveraging DoD 
information operations capabilities from Mr. James Rubin, Special Envoy 
& Coordinator, Global Engagement Center, State Department; (4) receive 
a State Department briefing on how DoD information operations function 
within public diplomacy initiatives from Ms. Elizabeth Allen, Acting 
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, State 
Department; (5) receive two briefings into how DoD information 
operations activities are synchronized with efforts conducted by the 
intelligence community from the Central Intelligence Agency; (6) 
receive briefings on how DoD information operations are addressed in 
national security policy development, planning, and implementation from 
Mr. John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications, Ms. Cara 
Abercrombie, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for 
Defense Policy & Arms Control, and Mr. Jonathan Finer, Principal Deputy 
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and (7) 
finally, discuss the Board's reflections regarding these briefings in a 
classified session with the Secretary, and/or the Deputy Secretary, and 
the Under Secretary of Defense.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 
CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that this meeting shall be closed 
to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), in consultation 
with the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that this meeting 
be closed to the public because the discussions fall under the purview 
of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and are so inextricably intertwined with 
unclassified material that they cannot reasonably be segregated into 
separate discussions without disclosing classified material.
    Written Statements: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140(c), the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the membership of the 
DPB at any time regarding its mission or in response to the stated 
agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be submitted to 
the DPB's DFO, which is listed in this notice or can be obtained from 
the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/. Written 
statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the DPB may be 
submitted at any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a 
specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then these 
statements must be submitted no later than five business days prior to 
the meeting in question. The DFO will review all submitted written 
statements and provide copies to all members.

    Dated: February 23, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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